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Hi,<br>
<br>
If you want to show off your sysadmin skills you can get a VPS from
Acenet for $15/mo and get some practice doing DNS/apache/postfix
administration and every other sysadmin task. I use Acenet VPS and so
far so good.<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ace-host.net">www.ace-host.net</a> I think.<br>
<br>
With a VPS you get a CentOS box that you can ssh into, and you can yum
install and do whatever you want with it, subject to their AUP of
course. I used their support once and it was better/faster/more
effective than I expected.<br>
<br>
HTH,<br>
Jim<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Jim Ockers, P.E., P.Eng. (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ockers@ockers.net">ockers@ockers.net</a>)<br>
Contact info: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ockers.net/">http://www.ockers.net/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:foo7775@comcast.net">foo7775@comcast.net</a> wrote:
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<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hi
all, <br>
<br>
I've spent parts of the last several days trying to determine which
provider to host my newly-purchased domain with. The site is intended
for two primary purposes, the first being to share/highlight/document
professional (I.T.) skills that I have developed, some of which I've
developed on my own/outside of my 'professional' experience. <br>
<br>
The second purpose is to serve as a bit of a communication with one of
my nephews who's in his final years of high school & who has an
interest in going into the I.T. field - my thought is that I can
document (and/or link to) a lot of the basics that he should start
learning. So all in all, I'd guess that this sounds a bit "bloggish"
(although I'm *hoping* to present it in a way that's a bit more
professional than that!) if that helps with the determination of who to
suggest. <br>
<br>
I've quickly learned that there is a *LOT* of absolute *crap* out there
when it comes to reviews of different hosting providers, & some of
it looks believable. So far, I've found whoishostingthis.com &
dslreports.com, each of which appear to have relatively straightforward
information (yes, I knew of dslreports before this week).<br>
<br>
Additionally, I'm also looking to refresh some skills that I haven't
used in a while (say DNS), or develop some that I simply haven't had a
chance to in my professional life (Apache, Postfix). It seems that the
"easy" thing to do would be to self-host which I have no problem with,
except that trying to host a domain's email with dynamic DNS sounds
like more hassle than it's worth. (Not to mention trying to get my ISP
to cooperate, without upgrading to a business plan...)<br>
<br>
So - I've said all of that to try & define what I'm hoping to get
from the hosting provider, so that anyone who reads this is able to
make the best recommendation. The real requirements that I have are
that they offer Linux hosting, US-based support, & (ideally) can do
it for less than $10/month (I don't expect a lot of traffic).<br>
<br>
At the moment, I'm considering inMotion and BlueHost, but from what
I've seen, EVERYONE sucks. Hostgator is NOT an option (I'm not going
to send *strangers* a copy of my photo ID!). I'm hoping that a few
people here will have some solid suggestions to offer, any & all
info is appreciated.<br>
<br>
Thanks all.</div>
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